Solo Hiking 115km in the Pyrenees (Spain and France).
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In July 2021 I solo hiked a 6-day 115 kilometer loop in the central part of the Pyrenees. My route started in Parque Nacional Ordesa y Monte Perdido in Spain and crossed the border into Parc national des Pyrénées in France. Along the way I wild camped.
This is an ambient film without dialog.
7,245m elevation gain, 115.23k.
All trip details, including a full day-by-day itinerary, map and gpx-file, pack-list and information about camping, travel, weather and difficulty can be found on:
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All carbon emissions of this trip were offset by Trees for All.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:01 Day 1 - Ordesa Valley [19k; 1800m gain]
4:25 Day 2 - Monte Perdido & Lago Marboré, Spain to France [19k; 1200m gain]
8:55 Day 3 - Gavarnie & GR10 [17k; 800m gain]
11:30 Day 4 - Lac d'Ossoue & thunderstorms, France to Spain [28k; 1600m gain]
16:40 Day 5 - Parque Nacional Ordesa [19k; 1600m gain]
21:42 Day 6 - Faja de las Flores [14k; 200m gain]
24:35 Outro & Photos
#pyrenees #ordesa #solohiking #solocamping #silentfilm
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all i can think about is him setting the camera up and then walking backwards and re walking past the camera for the shot and then walking backwards again to retrieve the camera lmaooo lovely video tho for the viewer.
there is a camera man behind the scenes, i have seen some shots that would not be possible to do alone
@@PhotoBomber nah this guy is alone for the "imposible" shots he mostly use drone
I believe he uses a drone also ❤
This shots and editing are perfection. No talk, so we can enjoy the views better. No high music or songs, so we hear nature. Finally, three months later, UA-cam recommends me the best traveling channel. Thanks for your work. 10 out of 10.
Appreciate it!
lovely work brother
thanks kraig
What about my solo hiking? 😀
Similar to yours 🤣.
High praise coming from this source.
High praise and very much deserved.
Ive started watching UA-cam videos in 2012 as a little 13 old gamer and now as a 22 year old passionate nature lover I have to say this is one of the most inspiring and beautiful videos I've ever seen. The shots, edits and background music create an ambient that's breathtaking and almost make me feel like im experiencing this hike myself. Thanks for that.
How cool is that! Thanks! Do you hike yourself too?
This takes so much time to do the filming while you’re hiking and also the work afterwards to put together your videos. Thanks so much for sharing your momentous hikes and making such beautiful videos!
It's a lot of work, but I love it!
Absolutely incredible work. Thank you for sharing with us.
This video is incredibly underrated for how well made it is. The scenery together with the sharpness and the quality of the camera is really something I haven't seen in any other video on this site. It still baffles me that this kind of content is for free and the fact that you haven't even put any ads on it proves how good of a person you are. Can't wait to see more from you ;)
Thanks a lot! I love doing it, so worth the effort. But I must admit I have ads running, but only at the start (mid-roll ads disrupt the feeling of calmness I want to convey to people).
@@HarmenHoek You have 6 ads running in it. if you look at the play line you can see the breaks where the ads are placed...I have adblocker so I don't see them...But most will see them.
@@HarmenHoek Very good film though, Thanks for sharing.
@@albertawheat6832 those are not ads those are the sections of the video
@@ricoko9119 Sure sure.
Everything about this video is stunning. First the scenery. Living in the US, I had no idea the Pyrenees were so beautiful. The natural beauty of the mountains, valleys, rivers, and streams are spectacular. Next is the cinematography, again stunning! the wide angle vistas, the framing, the time-lapse shots, the drone photography, the astrophotography...everything about this film looks like it's a big budget movie with a famous DP. And last I'll say the vibe for lack of a better term. I love the absence of VO or commentary, the natural sounds, the minimalist music. This allows the viewer to really experience the natural beauty of the landscapes and appreciate the scale. I'm impressed that Harmen is both an experienced long haul solo hiker with the skills to camp in fairly extreme places, walk really long distances each day, AND take the time to frame up these shots and capture such excellent footage. Well done, bravo!
This sounds like a big newspaper film review! Awesome, I love it! Thank you for taking the time to write it, I love hearing what t details people like. All the best!
I thought exactly the same. I also go hiking alone in the mountains and I admire the extraordinary physical effort to record some scenes, as well as the artistic quality. Harmen is touched by the hand of God :) Congratulations from Spain!
You have to check out the picos de europa national park then!
Those and the Pyrenees are amazing mountain landscape in Spain.
Seeing those super wide angle shots makes me think how you had to go back for the camera every time. Easily one of the best videos on UA-cam
Quite possibly the best video I have watched on UA-cam , absolutely stunning , Well done Harmen .
Thank you! (:
Totally agree 💯
The Pyrénées is my favorite mountain range I have to say, the isolation, the locals, the dead-end valleys, the two very different sides, the storms in late summer, the wild life, the izards... I hiked Ordesa in the 90s as a young man, hope to return with my kid one day. THANK YOU, THANK YOU for these amazing shots and rendering so well this majestic of the landscape in its most natural sense. You have the resilience, the sensibility: the talent.
Amazing! Hope you can transfer your passion on your son, it's great being in the mountains. Thanks for your reply and kind words!
Definitely one of the best UA-cam videos i have ever seen. This video puts me into a state of calm that i rarely feel. Beautiful
Most beautiful hiking video of all time. Takes us on a journey to connect with God's wonderful creation
Thank you!
Visual poetry, I can't find better words to describe your work, Harmen.
Your videos are pure joy, thank you for putting so much effort in them.
Much appreciated! (:
My family lives in broto at the bottom of the valley, 4 km away from torla where the hiking starts, i've have done "la senda de los cazadores" a few times and i encourage anyone who likes this type of content to do it by themselves, my country, Spain has some of the most beautiful nature hiking from europe and they are very frienly (not all of them) and for people whose experience with hiking is few, all of these mountain paths can be done veary easily.
Wow, that valley 'la senda de los cazadores' looks truly amazing, never heard of it before!
hello from Sabiñanigo
You made me cry when I watched the clouds passing and the stars spinning in the sky.
Simply fabulous. The Pyrenees are my favourite mountains and it is one of my biggest regrets that I never made a hike like this. At 75, it is now too late for me. Advice to younger people: Go and do it!.
Thanks Pierre, sad to hear it but thanks for your kind words !
Do try to some other locations if you can, hope you can make it and feast on the view upthere yourself... Have a good one and take care !
I love your style, closer to photography than video ... and the fact that you don't spend 90% of the video showing your face and telling your state of mine like if the planet care about your deep thought. I grew up in southern France and hiked in the Pyrenees quite regularly till my 20s. Now I'm nostalgic :(
Beautiful. You were even able to take advantage of the bad weather.
Please continue this good work. There are very few (not even a hand full) youtuber with your talent.
Thank you for these great compliments!
Just happened upon this video and was honestly blown away by how moving and soulful of a cinematic masterpiece this video truly was. The soundtrack, the shots, the audio production - it all combines seamlessly in a way that makes the viewer feel completely immersed, like they're right there on the trail with you. My girlfriend and I had the pleasure of spending a week hiking throughout Ordesa and the neighboring valleys this past summer and this video brought all those wonderful memories flooding back - I was sat here in my living room smiling like a blissful idiot anytime I recognized a spot I'd been - so thank you for bringing me back to such happy times. This video was a joy to watch.
These videos warm my soul. The scenery mixed with ambient sounds and music play well together. They are a relaxing and inspiring 25 minute meditation. Thank you!
Thank you very much!
This is BEAUTIFUL Harmen!
Makes my heart ache to want to relive the first time I experienced the Pyrenees. 16 years old, I'd never seen anything like it. And it taught me everything I'll ever need to know. Utterly mesmerising. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing that. Ever got the chance to go back there?
@@HarmenHoek Actually yes! I returned to the GR10 when I was about 25. We covered about 80-90km then my knee gave out and we had to cut it short (the hike, not the knee). Not quite as memorable as the first time but still unforgettable.
@@waltgilbert😂 the hike not the knee got me
Thank you from Spain 🇪🇦🏔️
You're welcome!
❤❤❤
Idk why but I cried watching this masterpiece.
The amount of backtracking this man had to do to get these shots, such dedication!
Me quito el sombrero. Es el mejor video de Ordesa que he visto en mi vida. No hace falta hablar ni decir nada. Sólo sonido ambiente y paisajes. Increíble. Bravo 👌
Gracias!
Brutal
Outstanding!!! What incredible beauty of nature you have captured. You are an amazing videographer and such an inspiration as I strive to get out in nature and create my own hiking and backpacking films. Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us!
Wow, thank you!
Within 4min of watching this, so many breathtaking sights.😮🤯
I came across your silent hike movies back in college to escape the stresses. Then I recently came across your videos again a few weeks ago. I ended up buying a 4K TV to specifically watch these hikes in all its glory. Honestly keep up the great work!
Wonderful! Being a 'local', I know and have hiked all the places you show. I have fond memories of Ordesa and the amazing Faja de las Flores... I am full of admiration for your ability to shoot such beautiful - peaceful and poetic - images on your own. To put it short, that was perfect. The only aspect that wasn't was the weather. You were not very lucky, last Summer was dreadful. But that was beyond your command, unfortunately.
Hearing that from local is a great compliment. Thanks a lot!
@@HarmenHoek Yes, indeed, great trip! As a local, I would just want to add that there were a few steps where I would recommend a little bit more precaution (the chimneys of the North Face of Monte Perdido can have bad steps, maybe better to rappel them with a 40 m rope and a helmet! and crampons on the glacier section!) I don't want to sound bothering, I am glad you enjoyed (it's more of a recommendation for future interested people in the route). Cheers!
@@peckinpah6209 Hi! I agree, I am a little careless sometimes ... If anyone want to do this hike they probably head to harmenhoek.com for the route, where I explain the dangers and highly recommend using ropes and crampons. Thanks!
@@HarmenHoek great!!
Sometimes the weather just isn't right. Bloody weather!
Better you can not capture the mood for me personally on such a beautiful hike in a film. The choice of music is terrific for me. Wow, this film makes me want to go hiking. A masterpiece.😇
I read your comment so fast that it I read 'the choice of music is TERRIBLE for me'. 😂 Terrific to hear you find it terrific. Thanks (:
Quite possibly the best video I have watched on UA-cam
Glad you think so (:
I've only been there once. The woods on the Spanish side are some of the most wild and beautiful I've seen. Nice video.
Thank you very much!
There are no unnecessary conversations in all your videos, there is no effort to reveal a feature of you, you just leave us alone with magnificent views. I relax while watching videos. The selected music is magnificent. Most importantly, the videos you took during this solo walk are of very high quality. There are no frames in motion. It is really difficult and laborious to put the camera at a point, go for meters, turn around and get the camera again and do it over and over. I heartily congratulate you....
Thanks for the compliments! I
One of the best solo hiking videos this year! (and I watch way too many ) The amount of effort you put into these shots and the editing is incredible. Thanks so much for sharing!
Wow, thanks!
subhanallah, cannot imagine how jannah looks when earth is this majestic, well done brother !
This is a masterpiece. Thank you for sharing.
Hello nice to meet you my name is Steve David am from West Palm Beach Florida USA and you what is your name and where are you from.
*MasyaAllah.. a very beautiful view, a peaceful and comfortable place.. I just found your video, and I am very amazed by the beauty of the scenery and nature there.. I feel like coming there and seeing it directly..
but that's a long way off, and thanks for sharing that great view. Warm greetings from Indonesia* 🇮🇩
The sunset and sunrise are breathtaking and awe inspiring you have a unique talent for photography. Very few vlogers have this unique perspective to use light and shadows to paint a wide panoramic picture.
Thank you!
So beautiful! Thank you!
Beautiful thanks for your work
The most beautiful video I've seen so far. I'm from the Basque Country and I spend my time in the Pyrénées and I've loved every bit of your video. The shots are amazing. The music is beautiful and moving. You're very talented. Great job! Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful journey. Made me cry.
Wow, thank you!
@@HarmenHoek Thank YOU! 😉
Dear Harmen,
I have seen your two videos, this one of Ordesa and also the one of the Picos de Europa, and I feel the need to thank you for creating these two masterpieces. I think you have a great cinematographic technique and full of sensitivity and good taste.
I also love the mountains and make shorter trips to Pyrenees, from Zaragoza, focusing mainly on the Tena Valley and shooting lots of pictures. And it is a delight to see the love and care with which you have filmed all these scenarios. I can imagine the amount of work and effort you have put in.
Thank you very much, really. And congratulations again for the incredible result. I will follow your adventures from now on. Greetings from Spain!
Absolutely impressed. As much for the beauty of the shots, as for the added effort that the recording involves on a solo hike. Congratulations👏👏👏
Hola Cristóbal!
Muchas graciaspor tu comentario. And now back to English, otherwise I it takes forever to answer everyone here. (;
More videos to come for sure.
Thanks again!
Thank you too!
Beautiful video! What an incredible time that must have been!
I appreciate your work so much! Inspiring.
Your work is just A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!! I started out watching Kraig Adams hiking solo videos, but man, I have to admit that you have surpassed him on so many levels! The hiking, the routes, the shooting, the droning, the editing...EVERYTHING! The level of WOW-ness is just out of this world! Congrats and cant wait to see your next masterpiece!
Much appreciated! I love adding a cinematic touch to the video and plan on taking it a next level on my next trip (in 2 weeks). Thanks for the comment!
I'm a Kraig Adams fan but honestly, this video was amazing! Can't wait to see more! ♥️
I love Kraig Adams also, but Herman is on another level.
I agree Harmen makes great hiking films. At 75 I still hike the Arizona mountains all year long. I enjoy watching the places I've never been too.
Thank you, George! I hope to be as fit as you at 75 to keep hiking!
amazing views, thanks for sharing with us!
Great Relax vid.
Thank you.
I’ve driven across the Pyrenees many times but you only realise how stunning the scenery is when you travel like this into the wild places
Oh yeah, it truly is beautiful out there!
Amazing... as always. Congratulations
Amazing shots !!!
Harmen, geweldige film! Je inspireert mij hiermee om naar de Pyreneeën te gaan.
Bedankt! Hoop dat het lukt
I love how you filmed this. Truly wonderful!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Stunning. Thanks for sharing ❤
So inspiring! Thank you, thank you thank you!
So well made! I’ve hiked most mountains in US including Alaska, Swiss and German Alps, NZ… Pyrenees still on my list. You make them very appealing. I’ve been a filmmaker and this video is SO well made and edited. Thank you.
I had no idea the Pyrenees were so majestic. Great job taking us there, thanks.
They are! Thanks you too.
Nice vlog. Calming. And view shots are generous. Thank you.
Fabuloso Harmen, un trabajo magnífico. Enhorabuena.
Thank you for that amazing journey! I appreciate the time and effort you put into filming...all the extra gear you carried.
My pleasure!
I was blown away with this video. Thank you for uploading. I don't even hike, but I feel it's my destiny to do this also. Truly at one with nature. I'm watching it again for the second time now.. still amazed :)
Love this this style of hiking videos :) Thank you
Extremely nice made. Beautiful. Thanks.
Another absolutely stunning video! Gorgeous scenery, and amazing footage.
Thank you so much 😀
Drone shots around 12:00 are HIGHLY skilled and VERY cinematic. Great video man!
Thank you for this! It's truly mesmerizing!
this is so calming
Thank you for this wonderful film, Harmen! All those beautiful sceneries, also examples of mountain flora and fauna. I loved especially the drone episodes, dreamlike clouds coloured by sunset or sunrise. You got a new subcriber 🙂
Many thanks! :D
So proud of you! Well done!
Thank you mum! :D
Awesome! Breathtaking!
Thank you so much for sharing this!
Amazing..... Just came across this channel, going to enjoy watching all these
Amazing work Harmen. You have a fan for life in me. Best wishes man.
I appreciate that! Comments like these make it all worth the effort for me. (:
Absolutely gorgeos, Harmen. Thank you for sharing your trip and your beautifull moments. Everything in your video is lovely to see. I whish you many more to come!
Thank you so much! More videos to come for sure!
Nice landscape. Beautiful sound.
beautiful trip
This was another incredible beautiful video. Really enjoyed this and the soft ambient music is perfect for the footage. Thank you for making these pieces of art. Bedankt!
Thank you very much!
Beautiful work of art! I especially appreciate the time lapses which tell a story, take up battery and memory card. Thank you for filming the bad weather challenges also. Very complete story of your journey. Photography is excellent. The landscape is magical. The talus looked challenging. Well done.
Sound like you know something about shooting timelapses. (; The battery is the biggest problem, I bring 9 batteries these days, and charge them whenever I can. One night timelapse = 1 battery ... Thank you for the comment!
AMAZING. THANKS
Just amazing
Soy un estudiante con problemas de estrés y de insomnio desde hace años.
Empecé a practicar el senderismo cuando tenía 15 años y me enamoré de paisajes del Norte de España que me transmiten sensaciones similares a las que refleja este video. Esta siendo un año duro y en mayo he decidido tomarme una semana de descanso en la que iré a Huesca y al Parque de Ordesa y Monteperdido, al que siempre quise visitar por sus preciosos paisajes que curan el alma.
Precioso metraje, gracias
La zona del lago san Mauricio en Cataluña es mágico
Another cinematic masterpiece, what a great trek.
Much appreciated! It was a great trek indeed.
I love it. this video made my day. thank you
Beautiful. You're inspiring me, thank you.
I appreciate your hiking tours in the company of good yourself, of the mountains, of great horizons and the perception of freedom that i suppose follows from this choise. From such journeys of the body and mind one returns satiaded with peace and beauty and knowlegde. Seductive, well-edited videos, stunning footage and whit clever soundtracks. Really thank you for another amazing sharing
Couldn't agree more! Thanks for the comment.
Browsing UA-cam after a busy day at work I came across this video. 30 minutes later and I have been treated to a beautiful work. A friend and I spent a some days in Ordesa a few years ago and I left with great memories. Your video has reminded me how beautiful it is and that I need to return. Great editing, with some unusual memorable clips, breaking the ice being one. Thanks for helping me unwind, inspirational 👍
Amazing. Thanks for sharing that.
Great video and great adventure!!! Congratulations!
Beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing. 💕
Beautiful, your editing is amazing as your images. I love that part of the Pyrenees and I went there many times. But I never dared to swim in the lake of Tuquerouye, which is also known as "the frozen lake" as it is indeed frozen more than half of the year. Thank you for sharing your hike and your great effort to bring it all together in such professional video work.
Thanks! I wouldn't call it swimming, but more dipping. ('; It was really cold! But I found out afterwards it's officially not allowed to swim in the lakes in the park ...
I thank you for gracing us with such art, Harmen. This particular video inspired me to embark on an almost similar route solo this July. I followed your route for the first 3.5 days but instead of crossing back into Spain at Col du Mulets I carried on to Refuge Wallon, passing an amazing lake on the way where people were swimming and fishing. The following day (day 5) I crossed into Spain at Port du Marcadau, joining the GR11 and followed it down to Baños de Panticosa where I chilled for a couple hours before heading up to Lac de Brazato to spend the night. Day 6 saw me follow the route to Refuge Bujaruelo where I chilled with fellow hikers before finding a more secluded spot to set up camp. The final day was the not so exciting journey back to Torla which you avoided. My camera skills aren’t a touch on yours but at least I can rewatch this video time and time again to remind myself of the scenery we’ve both been so lucky to experience. Thanks again!
Nathan
Hey Nathan do you have any more information on the hike ? and know anywhere I can get information so I can do a solo trek with my dog thanks steven
@@stemack1975Hey Steve, sorry for such a delayed reply. I can give you more details regarding the route, conditions, camping spots and whatever else you want to know? I’d obviously be giving advice and info based on my own point of view but I’d hope it would be helpful.
Stunning videography!
Dream trek for me! love how you captured it!
Gran trabajo, mis más sinceras felicitaciones. Es usted un inspirador para todos los amantes de la montaña y de la naturaleza. Great job, my sincere congratulations. You are an inspirer for all mountain and nature lovers
Muchas gracias Daniel! Me encanta hacer videos como este y especialmente leer los commentarios. Gracias!
This is art.
Thanks
I go there every year. Beautiful video.congratulations
thankyou for creating beautiful journey!
Big fan from Spain ... You should upload more videos. Looking forward to watching your new work.
More to come! Thanks!
So sweet; thanks so much! I've always been curious about the Pyrenees. Very much reminds me of my home -- Colorado, USA -- with diversity of geology, rocky creeks, pines, alpenglow, waterfalls, weather. We don't have cowbells, though, and few huts, as we call them. I come from an ancient techno time -- my mountain days in the 1970s and 80s. No mini video cams, iPhones, editing, etc. I wish I had such a record of my months, or maybe years, combined, of mountain travel. Ah, well, it's beyond exceptional to see your work. It's hugely appreciated. (Oh, Big Agnes, from Steamboat Springs, Colo! I have same one...my fourth tent over the years. Cheers, and be well.)
Thanks for sharing your story, great to hear from people watching my videos. Colorado is high on my list, would love to visit! And yes, a Steamboat Springs tent! I love it, do you too?
Magnifique, bravo !
Your videos are truly exceptional. Thanks 🙏
Im sitting in Barcelona, on my way back home, rewatching this after my own first solo hike trip in an amazing landscape, very much inspired by this video. One week in Ordesa, climbing the fajas and making it to Mount Perdido summit too. What a trip! So thank you very much for this great inspiration 😊
Great to hear! It's such a beautiful area!
@@HarmenHoek It sure is! And thank you again for putting so much effort into both the enjoyable videos and the very relevant information about your hikes. Very useful for an unexperienced hiker like myself 😊👍
Sitting in Poland looking for cheap flights to spain and a way to get up in to the Pyrenees from Zaragozza